Not all of us make good cooks. This Mothers’ Day, show your appreciation to her with a selection of food & beverage suggestions we have for you for 12 and 13 May 2012.

Have Your Cake And Eat It

Bring mum to Cold Stone Creamery to try out their new sweet and savoury indulgence – the Salted Caramel Temptation with latte ice cream, crispy wafers with chocolate shavings and crunch pecans. Available in Like It (4 oz), Love It (6 oz), Gotta Have It (8 oz), Mine (16 oz) or Ours (32 oz) with prices ranging from S$6 to S$34.90.

Or bring home a cake, the Mummy’s Delight. This delightful creation of French Vanilla ice cream, graham pie crust, light cinnamon batter cream topped with apple pie fillings. Available in 6-inch and 8-inch for S$44 and S$80 respectively.

Traditional Asian Buffet At Azur

Stick to tradition this Mothers’ Day at Azur in Crowne Plaza Changi Airport. Bring mum and the family to enjoy signature ‘Singapore’ Style Chilli Crab and Sushi and Sashimi Bar. Specially for Mothers’ Day, try out the Chef’s Asian Station: ‘Huang Chao’ Cantonese BBQ, Noodles Station: Wonton Noodles, Chef’s Carving Station: Thyme Rubbed Wagyu Beef with Natural Jus. Check out the Char Smoked Duck Breast With Apricot Chutney. Pamper mum with the juicy Boston Losbters, Poached Whelk in Court Bouillon and more. Mums at the buffet dinner get a little token of welcome drink for mom, a stalk of carnation and 50% off clutches and Bags at SPell at Terminal 3.!

The Mothers’ Day Brunch (12.30pm to 3.30pm for S$48++ for adults and S$24++ for children) and Dinner (6.30pm to 10.30pm for S$58++ for adults and S$29++ for children on 12 May and S$62++ for adults and S$31++ for children is available on 13 May 2012.)

High Tea At Cafe Mosaic. Mums Get A Molten Brown Gift Set

Mum gets a Molten Brown Gift Set, whilst stocks last, when enjoying the Cafe Mosaic‘s Mothers’ Day Weekend High Tea Buffet. The high tea cafe at the Carlton Hotel Singapore features appetizers and seafood on ice such as fresh Oysters and Sashimi, dim sum items like Siew Mai, Chee Chong Fan, Putu Mayam, delicate bite size items like Scones, Croissants and Sandwiches, mouthwatering roasted specialties such as the Roasted Beef Strip Loin, delectable mains such as Braised Duck with Sea Cucumber, Curry Chicken and Salted Egg Pork Ribs as well as other International delights.

Round up the meal with Carlton’s signature Durian Pastries and the Chocolate Fondue over a fresh brew of coffee or tea.

Mums get to enjoy a leisurely afternoon high tea while the little ones are kept busy with an exciting line-up of activities like balloon sculpturing. You also get to bring home a box of four homemade cupcakes per family and a family photo will also be taken on the spot for you to remember the occasion.

Mothers’ Day Weekend High Tea Buffet is served from 12pm to 4pm with kids activities from 12.30pm to 2.30pm. Adults pay S$48 while kids nine to 12 years old pay S$24. Kids under 8 dines free (one child free per paying adult). Call 6311 8195 or email cafe.mosaic@carltonhotel.sg for reservations.

Brunch At Forest by Sam Leong

Photo Credit: Resorts World Sentosa

Brunch at celebrity chef’s restaurant Forest on 13 May 2012 at S$42++ per person. The contemporary Chinese restaurant with a Thai twist lets you enjoy enticing delicacies including western favourites, signature dishes, and special items served butler-style. Look out for the Chawanmushi with Bonito Flakes and Sweet Prawn, Steamed Sea Bass with Forest’s Black Bean Sauce, Saute Black Pepper Cube with Trio Pepper.

Call 65778888 or visit www.rwsentosa.com for more information.

Orchard Cafe Lunch Fashion Show and Tocco Tenero Clutch Bag Giveaway

Orchard Cafe at Orchard Hotel offers tantalising summer dishes, a weekend lunch fashion show and five Tocco Tenero clutch bag as a giveaway. Mums will also receive a leather name card holder.

JuChunYuan Set Meals

JuChunYuan Singapore serves regional cuisine from Fuzhou. Fuzhou dishes are known for their well-chosen ingredients, beautiful colour, fresh seasoning and strict operation during cooking. The Singapore outlet is adapted in whole from the original restaurant in China.

For S$388+, a special menu for your Mother for six to eight people featuring traditional dishes such as the Fuzhou Red Wine Chicken, ‘Pa Shao’ Stewed Pork Belly or the Drunken Live Prawns with Hua Tiao Wine and Ginseng has been prepared by the culinary team helmed by Master Chef Li Yan, the sixth generation original JuChunYuan Chef.

For larger families, there is the set menu for eight to 10 people at S$588+. This set menu comes with Stir-fried Pacific Lobster with Broccoli in Fresh Tomato Sauce, Steamed Live Soon Hock Fuzhou Style and complete with Fuzhou Yam Pudding dessert.

You can also add the Original 1876 Buddha Jumps Over The Wall at S$58+ per portion instead of the usual S$88+.

JuChunYuan is located at 130 Amoy Street, #01-01 Far East Square. Lunch is served from 11.30am to 3pm while dinner is served from 6.30pm to 10.30pm. For reservations, call 65362655 or email richardtong@kitchenlanguage.com.sg

Feast of Love at Mandarin Court

Mandarin Court offers 2 set menus for families or a celebratory dinner in bigger groups of 10.

The Voice of a Loving Child Set Menu for a minimum of 4 includes Crispy Vermicelli Dumpling filled with Mango and Shrimps, Longan filled with Diced Prawn, Wasabi Mayonnaise, and Mango Salsa, Roasted Peking Duck with Crispy Beancurd and Steamed ‘Man Tao’ Wrapper, Double-boiled Shark’s Bone Cartilage Broth with Fish Maw, Steamed Canadian Sea Perch with Lily Buds, Fungus and Red Dates, Poached ‘Cai Xin’ with Chinese Angelica, Lily Bulb and Wolfberries, Wok-fried handmade Fish Noodles with Seafood in XO Sauce and Double-boiled Snow Hashima with Red Dates and Lotus Seeds served in Young Coconut. The Voice of a Loving Child Set Menu costs S$88++ per person.

The Song of Gratitude Mothers’ Day Set Menu, priced at S$1,388++, comes with a special Mandarin Orchard Singapore branded jewellery box complete with a pu’er tea set and decadent red velvet cupcakes for the well-deserving mother. Enjoy the view from the 35th level of Mandarin Orchard Singapore, by Meritus.